Sentences with phrase «capacity building of community»

Regional agreements and regional governance have been identified as a way in which Indigenous disadvantage may be addressed through the recognition of Indigenous rights and the capacity building of communities.

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The Index's authors define social progress as «the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.»

A combination of limited internal capacity and the lack of connectivity with the business community makes partnership building a real challenge — there doesn't seem to be an easy way to address this significant gap.

A new breed of agricultural extension and development officers recently completed a 5 - month capacity - building course called «Enabling the AgRiDOC: a new breed of rice extensionists» and are now ready to serve rice - based farming communities in the country.

One has trained as a «Dads and Lads» facilitator; others deliver some workshop elements — the beginnings of capacity building and community cohesion.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

Building Bright Futures (BBF), the governance structure for Vermont's early childhood system, leverages the capacity of Vermonts communities to improve child and family well - being.

HETV works within the existing health framework of developing countries to establish and promote health educational programs that will provide rapid and long - term capacity - building to improve health and quality of life, and will give mothers and communities more control over their health status.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the need for sustained financial, technical and capacity building support from the international community to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change in the country.

With the Building Community Capacity program, the de Blasio administration is redoubling its efforts to strengthen local organizations and improve access to the arts in all of the city's neighborhoods.

At the ceremony, Buhari stressed the need for sustained financial, technical and capacity building from the international community to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country.

During the meeting, Borough President Katz also noted the one year anniversary of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan's April 15, 2015 launch and outlined major milestones of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan in the past year, including the activation of the Bronx - Flushing - Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service that serves 44,000 New Yorkers daily; the newly - restored paths at Rufus King Park that are part of the first phase of the Park's major capital improvements; redesigned storefronts of local businesses along Sutphin Boulevard (with more on the way); a $ 138,000 «Building Community Capacity» grant toward the formation of the Jamaica Arts Alliance; the release of an RFP to activate the 168th Street Garage into a new, mixed - use development, with the City to announce the winning bid shortly; the launch of the «Jamaica Avenue Streetscape Improvements» study to determine the cost and scope of additional seating, increased plantings and improved pedestrian circulation in the area; and free public Wi - Fi on track by July in the Downtown Jamaica Corridor, the first area in Queens to host LinkNYC.

Members interested in this area of work develop human rights ‐ related activities and services for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community to build the commitment and capacity of professional associations to engage meaningfully in human rights by leveraging the experience of their members.

The Building with Biology Project created a community of informal science educators, researchers and scientists dedicated to developing innovative resources, practices and processes to build the capacity of the field to use public engagement with science (PES) activities to extend STEM learning about science, technology and societal implications through public and scientist dialogue about synthetic biology.

The authors also emphasize the relevance of reconciling biodiversity conservation and human rights standards through rights - based instruments, as well as capacity building for indigenous peoples and local communities.

Nevertheless, the study of an earthquake's effect on the social and cultural elements of a community can help us understand how different societies have evolved and adapted over time and how cities have built up their relative capacity to withstand future large seismic events.

The center, which is a collaborative of sexual health scholars from across the campuses of Indiana University and strategic partner academic institutions, also continually researches community based participatory research and sexual health, reproductive health (including condoms and other forms of contraception), men's sexual health, capacity building among sexual and gender minority youth, and global sexual health.

A new breed of agricultural extension and development officers recently completed a 5 - month capacity - building course called «Enabling the AgRiDOC: a new breed of rice extensionists» and are now ready to serve rice - based farming communities in the country.

Capacity building to meet the increasing demand of the biomedical research community for systemic phenotyping, archiving and distribution of mouse models of human diseases.

Through the ALS Canada Research Program, we fund peer - reviewed research grants, foster collaboration and build capacity within Canada's ALS research community, and participate in new areas of research where we are well - positioned to have an impact.

At the same time, we aim to demonstrate how the international community could leverage the skills and capacities of migrants along with the remittances, sent home by migrants, to build resilience.

Capacity building to monitor and understand the rates and effects of OA is a well - established need of the scientific community.

The MRC Centre for Genomics and Global Health (CGGH) is supporting the development of the P. falciparum Community Project by providing expertise and resources for population genetic analysis, web application development and research capacity building.

Rodney Jackson, Ph.D.: (Snow Leopard Conservancy) Conducted in - depth radio - tracking studies of snow leopards since the 1980s; dedicated to building local communities» capacity as key players in conserving the species.

This includes a pilot program called the Postdoc Job Search Boot Camp Program which was aimed at 1) helping postdocs becoming independent, self - directed job - seekers and not need to rely solely on their faculty / PI for their professional development needs; 2) build an individual's capacity for seeking out resources for expanding and supporting their own career development; and 3) building a community of support for job seekers.

This program has resulted in the discovery of unique variants in environmentally responsive genes, the development of a number of resources, and capacity building in the environmental epidemiology communities in order to incorporate gene - environment hypotheses and tools into human population - based studies on a number of environmentally relevant diseases.

Then, as others in the school community build capacity and earn the trust of the troops, let them become more involved in the real decisions of the school.

«The program was established to address anticipated staff turnover within the remote community setting, as well build on the capacity of a local Indigenous workforce,» Avery explains.

I help schools and their communities understand the evolving world of K - 12 education, the role of innovation, and building comfort and capacity for change.

«We have a lot of excellent assistant teachers at our schools already, and [the program] is about building their capacity, while also building on Indigenous leadership within our communities.»

School communities need to build both a comfort and capacity for change, and a large part of this process is to become increasingly comfortable with discomfort.

Researchers will leverage and codify next practices for building capacity in adults and continually refine them through frequent analysis of data and users, creating an infrastructure for educators, parents, and community members to use in the future.

For the next several years, Mapp and colleagues consulted with USDOE to develop what came to be called the Dual Capacity - Building Framework for Family - School Partnerships, now released by the government as a downloadable, shareable model that schools and districts can use to build the kind of effective, mutually rewarding engagement that will make schools the center of their communities.

Australian Country Education Partnership has created and successfully implemented eKids blended program, which «is an accessible, adaptable, contemporary model for rural and remote communities to personalize their students learning, build the capacity of teachers, and improve students learning capacities and outcomes».

The extensive expertise of RWJF in building community capacity to promote health provides a rich opportunity to inform the thinking and work of the FOI community as it grows.

My first year as a Ph.D. student has transformed my thinking about education, the possible futures of marginalized youth, and my role in building capacity within underserved communities.

Founded in 1997, UDYAMA primarily aims towards strengthening and building capacities of local communities with a view to changing a culture of self - reliance harnessing resource base, blending with local - resource and improved technology transformation with well articulated development communication.

And the implementation of powerful and widespread approaches to building parents» capacity to support out - of - school learning will gain support from community organizations.

Because, it is about building kids» capacity to be part of a community, to work as a team, to collaborate, be creative, not about just making money — that might be something that they do in the process — but it's about giving back to the community and creating something that benefits the community.

The development of professional learning communities (PLCs) was chosen as the key activity to support capacity - building.

Conceptually, most of the asset - building capacity in communities lies beyond schools.

In this case study, educators at Queensland's Bribie Island State School share details of a distributive leadership model that not only builds teacher leadership capacity but also increases community voice.

Topics of discussion include: • Creating, executing, and evaluating measureable goals and benchmarks to ensure TRUE college and career readiness • Scaling implementation of programs to assess student growth and close math learning gaps • Building teacher capacity through TRUE professional learning communities and collaborative internal support systems • Leading a district - wide mindset shift toward ensuring lifelong learning for both adults and students All school and district - based leaders, and K - 12 educators are invited to attend.

Education Northwest's expertise extends from helping to improve schools and districts to building the capacity of nonprofit organizations to supporting community volunteers.

The Children's Aid National Center for Community Schools is a practice - based technical assistance organization that builds the capacity of schools, districts, and community partners to organize their human and financial resources around studentCommunity Schools is a practice - based technical assistance organization that builds the capacity of schools, districts, and community partners to organize their human and financial resources around studentcommunity partners to organize their human and financial resources around student success.

Doris Terry Williams is executive director of the Rural School and Community Trust and director of the Trust's Capacity Building Program.

NIEA encourages the use of research and evaluation approaches that respect Native cultures and values; permit the involvement of Native people in the development of research and evaluation design, implementation, and reporting; promote tribal self - determination and sovereignty; and build the capacity of tribes and Native communities to conduct their own research and evaluations.

The four practices comprised in this category — Building collaborative cultures, Restructuring the organization to support collaboration, Building productive relationships with families and communities, and Connecting the school to the wider community — are intended to establish workplace conditions that will allow staff members to make the most of their motivations and capacities.

Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K — Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education.

Instead of pushing out students and causing them to dropout, educators can empower students through Meaningful Student Involvement in order to foster student autonomy, increase their sense of competence, and building their capacity to be in community with others.